Leeds United acted quickly and announced multiple transactions in succession the day after the transfer market opened on July 2.
Just when England was eliminated by Portugal in the World Cup quarter-finals on penalties and the media began to report on the England national team news, Leeds United's official website published a headline.
Feyenoord's Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt moved to Leeds United for £12 million.
Not many people care. People are all concerned about England being eliminated. And since Abramovich took over at Chelsea, Premier League fans have become accustomed to big moves worth tens of millions. These small moves by Leeds United can be regarded as It's small reinforcements, slight changes to the lineup.
But the head coaches of several upper reaches teams in the Premier League have noticed this.
The first was Benitez, the Liverpool coach who was robbed. The fat Spanish man smashed the keyboard several times in the office in anger, alerting the assistant next door.
"Tell the transfer department to try to bring in Torres from Atletico Madrid, and we can't let it slip this time."
Originally, according to Benitez's idea, Kuyt was introduced first, and then Torres was introduced next season. This would complete the team's lineup transformation. Because he is quite satisfied with the team's midfield and backcourt now, but the team's frontcourt needs to be updated. With Kuyt, Torres and the original Garcia, the original Baros and others can be replaced.
But now it's a bad start. Kuyt was robbed first, so Torres' transfer can only be put on the agenda.
After Wenger and Mourinho saw this news, they smiled slightly.
As much as he likes to introduce Dutch and Nordic players, Wenger has a soft spot for French players.
It's just that this year Wenger's attention is no longer on French players. He has taken a fancy to Dortmund's attacking midfielder, Czech Rosicky.
Known as the "Mozart on the football field", Wenger admires his agility on the field. His scalpel-like penetrating through balls and his emergency stop and wide-range transfer after dribbling the ball are the two things that the professor admires the most.
However, there is good news and bad news. Wenger's favorite, the team's left back Ashley Cole, has been attracted by Chelsea and may transfer to Chelsea this summer.
On the other side of London, Mourinho and Mourinho have a headache.
Although the team owner promised him to strengthen the left back hole, and finalized the signing of German team captain Ballack before the World Cup.
But Mourinho was a little dissatisfied with the boss's operations.
Abramovich has always wanted to introduce half of his countryman, Ukrainian Shevchenko.
The team's current main center is Drogba. Mourinho finally spent two seasons to correct the Ivorian. Now that Shevchenko is coming, the position of the team's main forward has become confusing.
You can't let the tens of millions spent by your boss go to waste.
Looking at the transfer information of his opponent Leeds United, Mourinho really envied George Lee.
Although the team does not invest much every year, it is fully supported by the team owner, and he can buy players according to his own wishes. Who wants his boss to be his brother?
Mourinho was treated like this when he first came to Chelsea. But after two seasons, he discovered that his boss was beginning to intervene in the team's transfer.
What he doesn't know is that it's not that Leeds United hasn't invested much this year, but that George Lee really has no place to spend.
^^^
In a luxurious villa in the suburbs of Leeds, George Li, his three sons, and Helen's sister and brother came to visit his brother's house.
This made the originally deserted villa suddenly lively.
Helen and her children were playing in the swimming pool, while George Li and his brother were talking in the house.
However, George Li seemed a little absent-minded and kept peeking at the situation at the swimming pool. After all, he had never seen Helen wearing a bikini.
"Did you listen to me?" Seeing his brother like this, Mike Li couldn't help but feel a little angry.
I was talking to him about the team seriously, but George Li had been watching his girlfriend playing in the water. You have plenty of opportunities to watch this kind of thing when you go home, so why should you watch it secretly here.
"Ah, what did you say?" George Li asked his brother. He really didn't listen carefully just now.
"I heard Tony say that the team's recruitment this year is almost complete?"
"Yes, I will take the team to Austria and Hungary for training in a few days."
"Where are you going?"
"There is a high probability that we will meet the Croatian team in the Champions League qualifiers. I want to go there first to adapt and get some information."
"Then why not just go to Croatia?"
"That's too obvious and inappropriate."
The Champions League qualifier schedule has been released. Leeds United will face the winner of Dinamo Zagreb and Ekolanas in the second round. Obviously, the Croatian club has a greater hope of winning than the Lithuanian club. . At least that's the case in football, not basketball.
"Let's be serious." Mike Li realized that he had been led astray by his younger brother and quickly returned to the topic, "Can we buy a player who is more expensive and more famous?"
"For example?" George Li asked his brother.
"For example..." Mike Li found that he couldn't say anything for the moment.
"Look, if you don't know who to buy, how can I buy it?"
"Then can you buy a more expensive one? I heard Tony say that the money we spent this year is not as much as what we got back from selling players."
“That’s not very good.” George Li was a little curious, is there anything inappropriate about saving money?
"You know, the fans already have opinions."
"What's your opinion?"
"It's time for our team to sell players to make a living. They say I'm a vampire and want to suck the team's blood. I won't give you money to buy players..."
Anyway, Mike Li felt very wronged. He was obviously given money, but his brother just refused to spend it.
"In the new season, I plan to move Charlotte and a young man named Fabian Delph to the first team and give them a chance. The team's strength has been replenished. I think the starting players are all excellent and the substitutes are strong. It has also been followed up, and it is completely enough for the league.”
"What about the Champions League?"
"This is my first time participating. Set a small goal for me and make it to the group stage."
After saying that, George Li walked to the swimming pool, and he decided to blatantly admire his girlfriend's bikini.
And Mike Li could only drink his own glass of wine in one gulp.
Faced with such a younger brother, what else could he say?
At least he saved himself some money, right?
^^^
"Carlos, what do you think?"
After Ferguson learned that Leeds United had completed the transfer of Kuyt, he asked his assistant, Queiroz, who was sitting opposite him.
"There should be some other moves. Apart from this trade and the loan of Woodgate, everything else is completely trivial."
"He sold two wingers at once. I don't know what new things he will get next season." Ferguson still knows his disciples relatively well.
"Besides Grenjaer being sold to Bayern, who else?"
"I heard Brian say the other day that several teams in the Bundesliga are asking about Romedal's price, and there is a high probability that he will leave."
"If the news is reliable, what will happen to Leeds United's wingers next season? Who will they rely on?" Queiroz couldn't think of any other wingers Leeds United could use. After all, Lee had introduced them since he came to Leeds United. Known as the "Danish Wings", it is the performance of these two wingers that has created Leeds United's success in these two seasons. Now that they are all gone, who can Leeds United use on the wing, or who can they introduce?
Ferguson picked up the report on Kuyt given by his scout.
Very versatile, can break through, pass, and shoot.
These are all useless. Who can break through? Can he break through better than his own Cristiano Ronaldo? Who can pass the ball, like Scholes or the recently introduced Carrick? Who can shoot better than Ruud van Nistelrooy who is about to leave?
Ferguson looked down and saw two things that interested him.
1. Plenty of physical energy and high attendance rate.
2. Excellent running without the ball.
